Merritt Centennials Go "Playoff Crazy"

It's the MOST... WON-der-ful TIIIIIIME... ooooffff the YYYEEEEEEAR!

"The playoff perm", displayed by: (left to right: Brayden Low, Brandon Pfeil, Tyler Martin, Ross Mancuso)

Half the team will be sporting the "cornrose/mullett" do, modeled here by Tyler Steel

'Thugs' Richard Sabourin and Payton Schaefer... I'm scared!

That's right, it's playoff time, and the Nicola Valley is all abuzz for this year's version of the Centennials, perhaps what they some may call "a team of destiny". With that in mind, the organization is launching some playoff initiatives to get fans into the spirit, and hopefully packing the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena to the max for every playoff home game.

Here's the release from the Merritt Centennials:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Merritt, BC - March 14, 2012

The Merritt Centennials announced today that the team is launching several playoff initiatives for their fans. Initiatives include exclusive MerrittCentennials.com playoff content and red playoff rally towels.

Fans looking to purchase advance, reserved Interior Conference semi-final playoff tickets can do so Monday - Saturday from 12 - 3 pm at the Centennials Marketing Office (2185 Voght Street).

Reserved tickets are also available and on Friday, March 16, Saturday, March 17, Thursday, March 22 (if necessary) and Saturday, March 24 (if necessary) from 3 - 6 pm at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena.

All tickets purchased after 6 pm on game days are general admission and subject to availability. For more information, please call Cents Marketing Manager Rachael Sanders at 250-378-3604.

Additionally, every fan attending Game One vs. Prince George at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena will receive a red Playoff Rally Towel courtesy of City Furniture, Frank's Mechanical, Home Hardware Building Centre, Murray GM, Subway, Q101 and Tracker Sportswear.

Exclusive Cents merchandise is available at both Booster Club Booths at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena during all Centennials games. Merchandise includes t-shirts, hats, hoodies, souvenirs and much more.

Select merchandise is also available outside of game hours at the Cents Marketing Office (2185 Voght Street) and at Merritt Printing (1951 Garcia Street).

The Merritt Centennials Junior 'A' Hockey Club Society encourages fans to celebrate responsibly throughout the playoffs.

"The Fred Page Cup playoffs are an exciting time for BCHL fans and our hope is that Cents fans everywhere will enthusiastically support our team with pride and passion wearing Centennials team colours, but will do so responsibly, safely and with respect for fellow fans, citizens and the property of others," said Jerry Canuel, Merritt Centennials President and Chairman of the Board. "We are asking fans to celebrate responsibly as part of a campaign to keep Cents fans safe."

Throughout the playoffs, fans are encouraged to go to MerrittCentennials.com for exclusive coverage including photo galleries, post-game coverage and more. For extensive pre-and-post-game analysis by the Cents play-by-play voice, Alex Grebenyuk, visit centscentral.blogspot.com.

The Merritt Centennials, proudly celebrating 39 seasons as the BCHL's longest continuously run franchise, is a non-profit, community owned Junior 'A' Hockey Club run by a dedicated team of investors, directors, and volunteers.

Stay current with the latest team news by visiting www.merrittcentennials.com. In addition, stay connected with the Cents on Facebook (/merrittcentennials) and Twitter (@merrittcents)